The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Kakanui Post Office
Kakanui Post Office , which was first opened in the seventies, has been conducted at the local store at Kakanui North since 1887, and the Telephone Bureau has been in operation for a similar period. Mails are received and despatched daily The office is also a Post Office Savings Bank and Money Order Office, and it also pays the Old Age pensions due in the district.